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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Nature and Aim of Fiction, Writing Short Stories and On Her Own Work.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote the collection of stories called "Rotting Hill"?
(a) William Louis.
(b) Willard Linus.
(c) Wyndham Lewis.
(d) Wendall Lane.

2. What did the photographer come to O'Connor's home to film?
(a) A chicken.
(b) A prize-winning pig.
(c) The Gothic Revival style of the home.
(d) O'Connor.

3. What ailment did Dr. Johnson's housekeeper have?
(a) She was blind.
(b) She was deaf.
(c) She was missing a leg.
(d) She was arthritic.

4. Who is the Dixie Limited?
(a) Twain.
(b) Faulkner.
(c) Welty.
(d) Capote.

5. What grade were the children who visited O'Connor's farm to see her peafowl?
(a) Second.
(b) Third.
(c) Fourth.
(d) First.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is O'Connor's advice for writers who do not want to be regional?

2. How many sections does the story "Summer Dust" have?

3. What does O'Connor say there are more of in the South than rivers and streams?

4. Who was O'Connor told should be the model of balance for the novelist?

5. In which novel does O'Connor say all its sentences could be examined with wonder?

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